3. MATERIALS AND METHODS
3.1. M ATERIALS
3.1.5. Plasmids, Oligonucleotides, siRNAs and Antibodies
Table 1. Characteristics of plasmids used for site-directed mutagenesis and cellular transfection assays.
Plasmid Description Reference
pEYFP-N1 MCS at N-terminus of EYFP tag Clontech pEYFP-C1 MCS at C-terminus of EYFP tag Clontech pECFP-N1 MCS at N-terminus of ECFP tag Clontech pECFP-C1 MCS at C-terminus of ECFP tag Clontech
pECFP-EYFP ECFP and EYFP fusion construct Kind gift from Prof. Dr. Michael Schindler – University Hospital Tubingen (Banning et al., 2010) pEYFP-Survivin-N1 Survivin at N-terminus of EYFP
tag
Provided by Melanie Hoffmann – Master study - University Hospital Frankfurt (Hoffmann, 2017) pEYFP-Survivin-C1 Survivin at C-terminus of EYFP tag Provided by Melanie Hoffmann –
Master study - University Hospital Frankfurt (Hoffmann, 2017) pECFP-Survivin-N1 Survivin at N-terminus of ECFP
tag
Provided by Melanie Hoffmann – Master study - University Hospital Frankfurt (Hoffmann, 2017) pECFP-Survivin-C1 Survivin at C-terminus of ECFP tag Provided by Melanie Hoffmann –
Master study - University Hospital Frankfurt (Hoffmann, 2017) pEYFP-Survivin S20A-N1 S20A mutated Survivin at
N-terminus of EYFP tag
Generated in this study
pEYFP-Survivin S20D-N1 S20D mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EYFP tag
Generated in this study
pEYFP-Survivin W25A-N1 W25A mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EYFP tag
Generated in this study
pEYFP-Survivin F27A-N1 F27A mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EYFP tag
Generated in this study
pEYFP-Survivin L28A-N1 L28A mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EYFP tag
Generated in this study
pEYFP-Survivin E29A-N1 E29A mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EYFP tag
Generated in this study
pEYFP-Survivin C31A-N1 C31A mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EYFP tag
Generated in this study
pEYFP-Survivin T34A-N1 T34A mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EYFP tag
Generated in this study
pEYFP-Survivin T34D-N1 T34D mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EYFP tag
Generated in this study
pEYFP-Survivin D53A-N1 D53A mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EYFP tag
Generated in this study
pEYFP-Survivin W67A-N1 W67A mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EYFP tag
Generated in this study
pEYFP-Survivin E76A-N1 E76A mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EYFP tag
Generated in this study
pEYFP-Survivin K79A-N1 K79A mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EYFP tag
Generated in this study
pEYFP-Survivin T117A-N1
T117A mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EYFP tag
Generated in this study
pEYFP-Survivin T117D-N1
T117D mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EYFP tag
Generated in this study
pEYFP-Survivin S20D-W67A-N1
S20D and W67A mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EYFP tag
Generated in this study
pEYFP-Survivin S20D-C31A-D53A-N1
S20D, C31A, and D53A mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EYFP tag
Generated in this study
pEYFP-Survivin C31A-D53A-N1
C31A and D53A mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EYFP tag
Generated in this study
pEYFP-Survivin C31A-D53A-W67A-N1
C31A, D53A, and W67A mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EYFP tag
Generated in this study
pEYFP-Survivin ∆BIR-N1 BIR domain deleted Survivin at N-terminus of EYFP tag
Generated in this study
pEYFP-PI3K-N1 PI3K domain of DNA-PKcs at N-terminus of EYFP tag
Provided by Melanie Hoffmann – Master study - University Hospital Frankfurt (Hoffmann, 2017) pEYFP-PI3K-C1 PI3K domain of DNA-PKcs at
C-terminus of EYFP tag
Provided by Melanie Hoffmann – Master study - University Hospital Frankfurt (Hoffmann, 2017) pECFP-PI3K-N1 PI3K domain of DNA-PKcs at
N-terminus of ECFP tag
Provided by Melanie Hoffmann – Master study - University Hospital Frankfurt (Hoffmann, 2017) pECFP-PI3K-C1 PI3K domain of DNA-PKcs at
C-terminus of ECFP tag
Provided by Melanie Hoffmann – Master study - University Hospital Frankfurt (Hoffmann, 2017) pEYFP-HEAT1-N1 HEAT1 repeat of DNA-PKcs at
N-terminus of EYFP tag
Provided by Melanie Hoffmann – Master study - University Hospital Frankfurt (Hoffmann, 2017) pEYFP-FATC-N1 FATC domain of DNA-PKcs at
N-terminus of EYFP tag
Provided by Melanie Hoffmann – Master study - University Hospital Frankfurt (Hoffmann, 2017) pEYFP-PI3K-ATM-N1 PI3K domain of ATM at
N-terminus of EYFP tag
Provided by Melanie Hoffmann – Master study - University Hospital Frankfurt (Hoffmann, 2017) p3xFlag-CMV10-Survivin Survivin at C-terminus of 3xFlag
tag
Sigma Aldrich - Generated in this study by inserting the Survivin to EcoRI/KpnI restriction sites p3xFlag-CMV14-PI3K PI3K domain of DNA-PKcs at
N-terminus of 3xFlag tag
Sigma Aldrich - Generated in this study by inserting the PI3K to EcoRI/KpnI restriction sites
pEGFP-N1 MCS at N-terminus of EGFP tag (contains neomycin/kanamycin resistance gene)
Clontech
pEGFP-Survivin-N1 Survivin at N-terminus of EGFP tag
(contains neomycin/kanamycin resistance gene)
Provided by Chrysi Petraki –
Doctorate study (Petraki, 2014) / Dr.
Stephanie Hehlgans - University Hospital Frankfurt
pEGFP-Survivin S20D-N1 S20D mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EGFP tag
(contains neomycin/kanamycin resistance gene)
Provided by Chrysi Petraki –
Doctorate study (Petraki, 2014) / Dr.
Stephanie Hehlgans - University Hospital Frankfurt
pEGFP-Survivin W67A-N1 W67A mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EGFP tag
(contains neomycin/kanamycin resistance gene)
Generated in this study
pEGFP-Survivin S20D-W67A-N1
S20D and W67A mutated Survivin at N-terminus of EGFP tag
(contains neomycin/kanamycin resistance gene)
Generated in this study
pEGFP-Survivin ∆BIR-N1 BIR domain deleted Survivin at N-terminus of EGFP tag
(contains neomycin/kanamycin resistance gene)
Provided by Chrysi Petraki –
Doctorate study (Petraki, 2014) / Dr.
Stephanie Hehlgans - University Hospital Frankfurt
Table 2. Characteristics of oligonucleotides used for cloning and site-directed mutagenesis.
Oligo Sequence (5’ 3’) Tm (oC) Manufacturer
S20A-Fw tcaaggaccaccgcatcgctacattcaagaactgg 79.27 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg S20A-Rev ccagttcttgaatgtagcgatgcggtggtccttga 79.27 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg S20D-Fw ctcaaggaccaccgcatcgatacattcaagaactggcc 78.97 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg S20D-Rev ggccagttcttgaatgtatcgatgcggtggtccttgag 78.97 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg W25A-Fw atctctacattcaagaacgcccccttcttggagggctgc 74.7 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg W25A-Rev gcagccctccaagaagggggcgttcttgaatgtagagat 74.7 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg F27A-Fw attcaagaactggcccgccttggagggctgcg 74.6 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg F27A-Rev cgcagccctccaaggcgggccagttcttgaat 74.6 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg L28A-Fw attcaagaactggcccttcgccgagggctgcgcctgca 78.1 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg L28A-Rev tgcaggcgcagccctcggcgaagggccagttcttgaat 78.1 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg E29A-Fw aagaactggcccttcttggccggctgcgcctgca 76.7 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg E29A-Rev tgcaggcgcagccggccaagaagggccagttctt 76.7 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg C31A-Fw ttcttggagggcgccgcctgcaccccgga 76.6 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg C31A-Rev tccggggtgcaggcggcgccctccaagaa 76.6 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg T34A-Fw gctgcgcctgcgccccggagcgg 81.67 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg T34A-Rev ccgctccggggcgcaggcgcagc 81.67 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg T34D-Fw gggctgcgcctgcgacccggagcggatg 81 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg
T34D-Rev catccgctccgggtcgcaggcgcagccc 81 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg D53A-Fw actgagaacgagccagccttggcccagtgtttctt 73 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg D53A-Rev aagaaacactgggccaaggctggctcgttctcagt 73 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg W67A-Fw ttcaaggagctggaaggcgccgagccagatgacga 75.3 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg W67A-Rev tcgtcatctggctcggcgccttccagctccttgaa 75.3 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg E76A-Fw atgacgaccccatagaggcccataaaaagcattcgtcc 72.7 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg E76A-Rev ggacgaatgctttttatgggcctctatggggtcgtcat 72.7 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg K79A-Fw cccatagaggaacataaagcccattcgtccggttgcgcttt 74.4 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg K79A-Rev aaagcgcaaccggacgaatgggctttatgttcctctatggg 74.4 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg T117A-Fw gccaagaacaaaattgcaaaggaagccaacaataagaa
gaaagaat
78.02 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg
T117A-Rev attctttcttcttattgttggcttcctttgcaattttgttcttggc 78.02 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg T117D-Fw gagccaagaacaaaattgcaaaggaagacaacaataag
aagaaagaatttgagg
78.96 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg
T117D-Rev cctcaaattctttcttcttattgttgtcttcctttgcaattttgttc ttggctc
78.96 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg
HEAT1-Fw cggaattcggcggcatggcgggctccggagccggt 74.3 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg HEAT1-Rev ggggtaccgtgtttataaccttgcacggtcc 70.8 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg FATC-Fw cggaattcggcggcatgctgaaaaaaggagggtcatgg 74.9 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg FATC-Rev ggggtaccgtcatccagggctcccatcct 73.7 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg PI3K-Fw cggaattcggcggcatggaacaccctttcctggtgaag 75.9 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg PI3K-Rev ggggtaccgtatttttccaatcaaaggagggc 69.5 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg
PI3K-ATM-Fw
cggaattcggcggcatggtggaccacacaggagaat 75.2 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg
PI3K-ATM-Rev
ggggtaccgtcctctgctgtaaatacaaagct 69.5 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg
Surv-Fw ggggtaccggcggcatgggtgccccgacgttgc 80.7 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg Surv-Rev cgggatcccgatccatggcagccagctgctc 76.1 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg
∆BIR-Fw1 catgggtgccccgacgttgccccctgcctggcagccctttct ct
82.5 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg
∆BIR-Rev1 ctagagagaaagggctgccaggcagggggcaacgtcgg ggcacccatggtac
83.6 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg
∆BIR-Fw2 gctctagatctgtcaagaagcagtttgaaga 65.5 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg
∆BIR-Rev2 cgggatcccgatccatggcagccagctgctc 76.1 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg
Table 3. Characteristics of sequencing primers for confirmation of mutations/deletions.
Oligo Sequence (5’ 3’) Tm (oC) Manufacturer
pEGFPC1for gatcactctcggcatggac 58.8 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg pEGFPC1rev cattttatgtttcaggttcaggg 57.1 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg CMVfor cgcaaatgggcggtaggcgtg 65.7 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg
pEGFPN1rev gtccagctcgaccaggatg 61 Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg
Table 4. Characteristics of siRNAs used for control or knockdown of endogenous Survivin expression.
siRNA Sequence (5’ 3’) Manufacturer Catalog
number AllStars Neg. Control
siRNA (20 nmol) - QIAGEN, Hilden 1027281
BIRC5 Survivin 3 siRNA
Sense: GCAGGUUCCUUAUCUGUCAtt Antisense: UGACAGAUAAGGAACCUGCag
Ambion, Austin,
TX, USA s1458
Table 5. Characteristics of primary antibodies used for immunoblotting, immunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence staining.
Target Host Type
Stock solution [µg/ml]
Dilution
Molecular weight
[kDa]
Manufacturer Catalog number
Anti-β-Actin mouse IgG 1000 1:10 000 42 Sigma-Aldrich A5441
Anti-Survivin rabbit IgG 200 1:1000 16.5 R&D Systems AF886
Anti- phospho-H2AX (Ser139)
mouse IgG1 1000 1:1000 17 Millipore 05-636
Anti-53BP1 rabbit IgG 1 1:1000 250 Novus
Biologicals NB100-304
Anti-FOXO3 rabbit IgG 15 1:1000 82-97 Cell Signaling 2497S
Anti-
phospho-FOXO3 (Ser253)
rabbit IgG 908 1:500 97 Cell Signaling 9466S
Anti-GFP rabbit IgG 2000 1:2000 27 Abcam ab290
Anti-FLAG rabbit IgG 84 1:1000 1 Cell Signaling 2368S
Anti-FLAG
(HRP) mouse IgG1 1100 1:1000 1 Abcam ab49763
Anti-DNA-PKcs mouse IgG 200 1:500 470 Thermo MS-370-P1
Isotype
control rabbit IgG 400 1:100 - Santa Cruz
Biotechnology SC-2027 Isotype
control mouse IgG 400 1:100 - Santa Cruz
Biotechnology SC-2025
Table 6. Characteristics of secondary antibodies used for immunofluorescence staining.
Target Host Type Dilution Label Manufacturer Catalog
number Anti-rabbit goat IgG 1:500 Alexa FluorR 488 Life technologies A11034 Anti-mouse goat IgG 1:500 Alexa FluorR 594 Life technologies A11032
Table 7. Characteristics of secondary antibodies used for immunoblotting.
Coupled enzyme Specificity Host Type Dilution Manufacturer Catalog number Horse radish peroxidase rabbit goat IgG 1:1000 Southern Biotech 4050-05 Horse radish peroxidase mouse goat IgG 1:1000 Southern Biotech 1030-05